The Ultimate Injustice: Oluwatoyin Salau

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: A young activist, a desperate plea for help, and a tragic end. On June 6, 2020, 19-year-old Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau took to Twitter, detailing a harrowing encounter with a man who had preyed on her vulnerability. Days later, she vanished—only to be found murdered in a chilling and senseless act of violence. How did a fearless voice for justice meet such a horrifying fate? And did the system fail her when she needed it most? 

This is the story of Oluwatoyin Salau. 

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Episode Transcript

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Hunting for Answers is a production of the Black Effect
Podcast Network and iHeartRadio. Welcome to Hunting for Answers, a
true crime podcast. I'm your host Hunter, and today we're
exploring the heartbreaking and deeply disturbing case of a young
activist whose voice was silenced way too soon. A case

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that begins with a plea for justice and ends in
a horrifying tragedy. This is the story of Alua Toyan.
Toyan Salut Toyan was a nineteen year old activist in Tallahassee, Florida.
A passionate voice in the Black Lives Matter movement, she

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spent her days fighting for justice, speaking out against police
brutality and demanding chain But on June sixth, twenty twenty,
her own life would take a terrifying turn. That afternoon,
Toyan posted a series of tweets detailing a horrifying experience.

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She wrote that she had been sexually assaulted by a
man who had offered her shelter. She named no one,
only described the assault and the betrayal. Then, after sending
out those chilling messages, she vanished. As days passed, Toyan's
friends and supporters grew frantic. She had been active on

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social media, always vocal, always present, but now silence. Where
was Toyan? And had something more sinister happened to her?
One week later, on June thirteenth, authorities made a devastating discovery.

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Toyan's body was found alongside another woman, seventy five year
old Victoria Sims, inside a home in Tallahassee. Both had
been murdered. The house belonged to a man named Aaron
Glee Junior, a forty nine year old with a violent

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pass Toyan had sought shelter, and instead she had walked
into a nightmare. Aaron Glee Junior was no stranger to
law enforcement. He had been arrested multiple times before, one

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of those incidents just weeks prior to Toyne's disappearance. Reports
would later reveal the harrowing details of what happened inside
his home. After he was arrested, Lee confessed to his crimes.
He admitted to holding Toyan caw differ days, assaulting her repeatedly,

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and ultimately strangling her to death. His words were chilling,
a confession that painted a picture of unimaginable cruelty. And
yet there was still one question that haunted everyone. Could
Toyan have been saved? Toyan's murder began to send shockwaves

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across the nation. A young woman who fought for justice
had become a victim of the very violence she spoke against.
In the aftermath, the voices that Toyan once stood beside
now stood for. Her protests erupted, calling for chan, a

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demand that victims of assault, especially black women, be heard,
be believed, and most importantly, be protected. Her name became
a rallying cry. But would justice serve? Lee was arrested
and charged with murder, kidnapping, and sexual assault. The weight

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of his crimes is undeniable, the evidence overwhelming. But for
Toyan's loved ones, no sentence will ever be enough. No
conviction can undo the horror that she endured. What remains
now is her legacy, her unwavering fight for justice, and

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the promise that her voice will never be forgotten. My
thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends, and supporters
of Oluatian salute. Her story is one of bravery, tragedy,
and an urgent reminder of the dangers that many women
face every single day. As we close out this episode.

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